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kidding yourself...

My comment is addressing the type of people who are "kidding themselves," hence the people who often claim Trump is a "genius and/or genius who is secretive of their genius." To those people, (some of whom are in this thread), I say:

The length these people will leap to justify in their minds that Trump is a "genius" is quite ridiculous. (It's like they don't know being rich doesn't make you a genius, and being a genius doesn't automatically make you rich, eg the thousands of people who work for Elon's businesses that are not as famous or rich as Elon Musk - I am looking at you H-1 visa Indian Engineers)

Since I had to repeat myself, let this be a lesson, when you read something and you don't understand, read it over and over again until you gain confidence in understanding what the author is trying to convey. Also try reading in groups so you can explore the writer's intent while you can hold hands with your peers. Together you will guide yourselves through it all.